Landscape Research Picture Show
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A satellite view: Rather a low spatial resolution, but homogeneous
results over large areas and short intervals between takes. (a WSL postcard;
image: USGS / Bundesamt für Landestopographie NPOC)
An infrared aerial photograph: High spatial resolution, but not
homogeneous over a large area and long intervals between takes.
A real color aerial photograph: A bird's eye view of the
landscape.
Room for natural processes: A large riverbed with its banks
provides different habitats for plants and animals. (photo: P. Longatti, WSL)
A smalll permanent plot in the Swiss National Park : Long-term changes in
the vegetation are observed with regular relevées over many
decades. (photo: P. Longatti, WSL)
After a disturbance incident: The vegetation has been
completely cleared away by a debris flow. (photo: P. Longatti, WSL)
A housing project for rare species: Dead beech trees are nowadays hard to
find for those who depend on them for breeding. (photo: P. Longatti, WSL)
And this is the beneficiary: Rosalia alpina — a flagship species, that
is particulary choosy about its breeding habitat. (photo: P. Duelli (?), WSL)
Emptying insect traps: Have the new habitats after reopening the small
brook already attracted new species? (photo: P. Longatti, WSL)
Demonstrating the effect of browsing deer: animal
plant interaction and the effect of browsing herbivores on the landscape.
(photo: P. Longatti, WSL)
Information on individuals thanks to genetical methods: Keeping track of the development of the endangered capercaillie
populations. (photo: K. Bollmann, WSL)
The microscopic underground world of mycorrhiza: The symbiosis of
trees and mushrooms is another important aspect of ecology. (a WSL greeting
card; photo: S. Egli, WSL)
Information on the climate of the past from treerings: Old trees
are archives of climate data that allow to extend time series far into the
neolithic past. (photo: F. Schweingruber, WSL)
Old postcards also contain valuable information on the past of a
landscape and can be used to study the change mechanisms. (photo: Photoglob AG, Zürich)
School children at a workshop on the future of their local community:
People's needs and attitudes towards their environment are another driving force
of landscape change. (photo: M. Buchecker, WSL)
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